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Customers Earn a Green Belt in Conservation
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured Toronto, ON, Canada - Oct. 19, 2010 - Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ("Toronto Hydro") is launching Beat the Peak for customers looking to become more proficient in the art of electricity shifting and to Read more
Grand Opening of Innovative Biogas Facility
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Biofuels , Building Green , Business , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Infrastructure , Recycling , Waste Management , Water Management San Antonio, TX - Oct. 19, 2010 - SAWS and Ameresco, Inc. and local officials joined together today to host the grand opening of their new biogas facility at the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center. The biogas project is the first sustainable Read more
Facility Awarded for Environmental Contributions and Beautification
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Land Use , Planning Oct. 18, 2010 - Chrysler Group LLC's Trenton (Mich.) South Engine Plant was presented with The Michigan Plaque today in recognition of the plant's landscaping enhancements, helping make it one of the most environmentally-friendly Read more
Low Impact Development Regulations Must be Flexible
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Consumer , Featured , Land Use , Planning , Water Management Sept. 30, 2010 - Builders and developers support the goals of low-impact development and believe that federal, state and local land development policies should be flexible and responsive to consumer preferences, Read more
Village Installs Two Wind Turbines at Waste Water Plant
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Communities , Energy , Featured , Wind Cascade, WS - June 09, 2010 - With the start-up of two 100-kilowatt (kW) wind turbines, the Village of Cascade became the first Wisconsin community to power its municipal wastewater treatment plant with 100 percent locally produced wind energy. Read more
Tackling Waste by Controlling Unwanted Mail and Phone Books
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management Chicago, IL - March 8, 2011 - More than 100 billion pieces of unsolicited mail are received by Americans each year—and residents and businesses foot the bill for waste collection and disposal. Read more
Portland’s vision: Where Cycling isn’t Just for Cyclists
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Bicycling , Communities , Featured , Transportation Recently, the Bikes Belong Foundation hosted a workshop in Portland, Oregon — perennially regarded as one of the most advanced bicycling cities in the United States — Read more
Greenest Building Policy in North America
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Featured Vancouver, B.C. - July 22, 2010 - Vancouver City Council today approved a policy that requires all new building rezonings to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standard, the highest green building standard for rezonings in North America. Read more